Junction Boulevard (IRT Flushing Line)

Junction Boulevard
New York City Subway rapid transit station
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Station statistics
Address	Junction Boulevard & Roosevelt Avenue Queens, NY 11368
Borough	Queens
Locale	Corona
Coordinates
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Flushing Line
Services	7  (all times) <7> (rush hours until 9:30 p.m., peak direction)
Transit connections	MTA Bus: Q72
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 island platforms cross-platform interchange
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	April 21, 1917 (1917-04-21)
Accessible
Former/other names	Junction Avenue (1917-1940)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	6,946,966  1.9%
Rank	63 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	103rd Street – Corona Plaza (local): 7  Mets – Willets Point (express): <7>
Next south	90th Street – Elmhurst Avenue (local): 7  61st Street – Woodside (express): <7>
Next north	Flushing – Main Street: 7  <7> Mets – Willets Point (local; game days only): 7
Next south	74th Street – Broadway (local): 7  61st Street – Woodside (express): <7>
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

Junction Boulevard (originally Junction Avenue) is an express station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue in Corona, Queens.

History

This elevated station opened on April 21, 1917, as part of a large extension of the Flushing Line from its previous eastern terminus at Queensboro Plaza to 103rd Street – Corona Plaza. It was part of the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, albeit served by shuttles of IRT dimensions, and the two companies jointly operated the Flushing and Astoria Lines due to the provisions of the Dual Contracts. The station was renamed Junction Boulevard in 1940.

Station layout

3F	Crossover	Transfer between platforms
P Platform level	Southbound local	← toward 34th Street – Hudson Yards (90th Street – Elmhurst Avenue)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Peak-direction express	← toward 34th Street – Hudson Yards (AM rush) (61st Street – Woodside) → toward Flushing – Main Street (PM rush) (Mets – Willets Point) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound local	→ toward Flushing – Main Street (103rd Street – Corona Plaza) →
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines (Elevator at NE corner of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue)
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

File:Junction Boulevard Elevator.jpg

Elevator from platform

This station has two island platforms and three tracks. The two outer local tracks are used by the full-time 7 local service while the middle express track is used by the rush-hour peak direction <7> express service. Both platforms have red canopies with green frames and support columns in the center and are narrower at either ends.

This station has one elevated station house beneath the platforms tracks. Four staircases from each corner of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue go up to a mezzanine that has a token booth in the center and a turnstile bank on the east and west sides. These turnstile banks lead to a crossunder and has a single staircase going up to each platform towards the west (railroad south) end.

This station was made ADA accessible in 2007, at the cost of $6 million. From the northeast corner of the intersection this station is located at, a single elevator goes up to an enclosed overpass above the platforms with an intermediate stop at the mezzanine. The overpass has two HEET turnstiles and a gate that is automatically opened when a MetroCard is swiped at either turnstile. Inside, two elevators go down to the platforms, one for each. Previously, an "AutoGate" Reduced-fare MetroCard was required to open the gate. An emergency staircase goes down to the Manhattan-bound platform and an employee-facility is on the Flushing-bound end of the overpass.

External links

• nycsubway.org—IRT Flushing Line: Junction Boulevard
• Station Reporter — 7 Train
• The Subway Nut — Junction Boulevard Pictures
• Junction Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View